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my best to prevent that.   There are a couple of legislations for student government that I am super excited to keep writing. I would love to work on providing more widespread free public transit by using student government funds. I know my experience as a freshman who didn’t have a car and Tacoma is a 30-minute bus ride away and it’s $2 one way like it really adds up for students and it takes time. I hope to make that more accessible for everyone so we can explore Tacoma more. I would also love

teacher it was their second time in Namibia. Though not a requirement, all six teachers had participated in PLU semester or J-term programs.For Brianna Wells ’11, a third-grade teacher at Clover Creek Elementary in the Bethel School District, Namibia was where she first learned how to manage a classroom. Because many state schools struggle with access to adequate resources, class sizes are large and teachers must know how to keep forty to fifty small children engaged. But this summer, thanks to the

independent study opportunities. You studied away in Oxford and Oslo. What stuck with you? I always felt like I grew each time I studied away, not only by being there and looking at all the things but also by making connections with the people there. I learned how to make connections beyond PLU. One of the more interesting things is that I got really into pigeon-watching. How did your experience in Oxford inspire Birders of PLU? My primary tutorial was animal ethics. I joined the Oxford Animal Ethics

,” Thompson says about her time as an RA. “It’s where you work, where you live, and you’re showing up every day as a student and as a resident yourself, while assisting others. It’s very empowering, the impacts you can make.”Currently an RA for the Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equity Community, Thompson is as intentional about making space for residents—who she calls her neighbors—as she is about making space for her art. Next year, Thompson will be pursuing a masters in business with a concentration in

.” Because studies of the frequent impacts of exercise on patients with long COVID are few and inconclusive, Ash says she was “grasping just to find primary research articles.” After extensive research, she found a way to discuss specific and individual physiological changes for these patients and has published one of the first secondary research articles on this topic.Service in actionThis isn’t the only time Ash has overcome challenges and stepped into leadership. She served as ASPLU President during

Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County Posted by: Jeffrey Roberts / May 22, 2024 Image: PLU Computer Science major Stuart Gavidia poses for a portrait for his Senior Spotlight, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at PLU. Gavidia interned at Amazon and Pierce-County, and is already working part-time as a software engineer. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 22, 2024 By Mark StorerPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Stuart Gavidia is a first

pressure they face. “A typical weekday starts at 6 or 7 a.m. with meetings and practice. They have a few hours between these requirements, but that doesn’t include meals or watching film,” says Canda. “On weekends, regular students can decompress, do homework, or enjoy free time. However, student-athletes have daily requirements. On Saturdays, football players have games, and on Sundays, they must visit trainers for treatment, as they’re often hurt.” Nasier Ford ’24, La’akea Ane ’24, and Jesse Canda

play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007.  And our soccer programs will travel to England this summer, the first international experience for an athletic program since the early 1990s. And finally, several graduates of 2015 have taken bold action to address issues of lasting national importance including Black Lives Matter, the It’s on Us Campaign to end sexual assault, and immigration reform. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels

History majors chose John Kelly’s The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time (2006) as their parting gift from us. Had the state of the world degraded so badly that our students had developed morbid obsessions? Or did they see a connection, as Beth (who specializes in 20th Century US History) did, between global anxieties about AIDS, Ebola, and flu pandemics, and the devastating bubonic plague, which wiped out 25 million people in Asia and

activities.Dr. Yaden also looks for the advantages of online learning. “It’s a lot easier to differentiate the learning. We do have synchronous learning, but I have adopted a lot of my class material to be asynchronous.” Each week she will post the coursework for the entire week which allows students to work at their own pace. This gives students a lot more freedom over their use of time. “Students work at their own pace which means sometimes I’ll be getting assignments turned in at 2 am, which is totally